Federal Council calls for tougher action against autoposing
State initiative for uniform regulations against noise pollution and traffic hazards caused by car posers
Quick Look
- The Federal Council is calling on the federal government to create uniform legal measures against autoposing.
- The aim is to punish noise pollution and traffic hazards caused by unnecessary acceleration and manipulated vehicles more effectively.
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Why It Matters
Autoposing includes activities such as unnecessary acceleration, provoked misfires and avoidable engine noise for self-expression.
The federal states want to better combat so-called car posing on Germany's roads. This includes unnecessary acceleration, provoked misfires, avoidable engine noise, aggressive starting and driving that endangers traffic, according to a resolution adopted by the Federal Council in Berlin on the initiative of Bremen and Hamburg.
Mostly highly motorized or technically manipulated cars are used specifically for self-expression on the streets. This results in noise and exhaust fumes and intimidates other road users. In this way, many cities would have “an independent problem for security and order”.
The aim is for the federal government to create a uniform law for punishing typical cases. Among other things, increased fines, entries in the driving fitness register and temporary driving bans should be examined. Authorities should be able to remove technically manipulated vehicles from traffic more quickly. The use of so-called noise speed cameras, i.e. automated measuring systems analogous to the well-known speed cameras for speed measurement, should be examined.
What to Watch
AI outlook — possibilities, not facts
Examination of noise speed cameras and higher fines by the federal government.
Likely · Within months
Open Questions
- When will the federal government decide on implementation?
- How high could the new fines be?
